Splashproof cabinet for dishwashing and similar purposes



April 24, 1928. 1,667,119

J. J. KEHOE. JR., ET AL SPLASHPROOF FABINET FOR DISHWASHING AND SIMILAR PURPOSES Filed NOV. 10, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l A ril 24,1928 5 1,667,119

J. J. KEHQE; JR,, ET AL SPLASHPROOF CABINET FOR DISHWASHING AND SIMILAR PURPOSES V 'ings.

Patented Apr. 24, 1928. I

UNITED .sTATEs 1,667,119 PATENT OFFICE.

JAmEs JOSEPH xenon, WILLIAM cnAaLEsrnEw MORSON, AND narc MICBAE'L DE snnnemm, or 'ronon'ro, onr mo, 'cANADA, ASSIGNORS. BY mnsnn Assmrmnn'rs, T rAnAeoN DISHWASHER. sYnnrc rE mconromcrnn, A coaronA- TION OF NEW YORK.

SPLASHPBOOF CABINET roe msnwAsHING Am) snnLAn runrosns.

Application filed November 10, 1923. Serial No. 674,094.

' This invention relates to a splash proof cabinet, in which one or more water streams are discharged in all directions, under pres:

sure and so constructed that there can be no leakage from the interior, to the exterior.

To this end the top,'in its preferred conei structlon, comprises an open frame, su'rrounding and contacting the outer surfacesof the vertical walls above and below their 'top'edges, and a pan-shaped panel, within the inner surface of the walls, having an outwardly extending rim overlying the top edges of the walls and secured to the frame; the pan and frame forming groove like recesses in which the top edges of the vertical walls are entered. Splash strips of angle metal are secured to the inner surfaces of the vertical walls and cover the joints formed by the vertical walls and cabinet top and vents are formed through the panel for the escape of the vapor from, and for creating a draught through, the cabinet, this draught accelerating the drying. of the cabinet contents. The vapor vents are protected by a shield which prevents the water splashing through them and the ends of this shield are open to establish a channel of communication between the interior of the cabinet and the vents. I

The invention further relates ac to means protected from contactwith the 'water streams, for lighting the interiorvof the cabinet. f

In the drawings: 7 Fig. 1 is a front cabinet,

Fig. 2 is aside elevational .view'of the same. v 1 V Fig. '3;is a

3-3, Fig. 1, I

- r Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional clevational view on the line 4-4, Fig. 2-.

Like characters of reference refer tolike parts throughout the specification and draw-,

The cabinet comprises two vertical side walls 1, a back 2,'f ront 3, and bottom 4. Th so maybe of any usual or approved. de-

and are preferably constructed of sheet 56 metal. In the front 3 1s an opening 5 closed" by' a sliding' door.6 havjn a transparent secti'onpr panel 7 through w ich the interlor of the cabinet. can be viewed.- With n cab-.

elevational view iofj'theestrips and'the walls.

vertical section ion the line' the interior of the cabinet,.-this air i pressure' and within the cabinet, preferably near-the top is an electric lamp, for illuminating the interior of the cabinet, having conductors extending through the walls of the cabinet for supplying current and a transparent water-tight globe 10 enclosing it 'and protecting it from the water stream and vapor within the'cabinet.

Thetop of the cabinet comprises an open f1'ame 11 surrounding the walls 1, 2 and 3 and extending above and below the top edges of the walls, and a pan-shaped panel 12 within the walls, the inner surface of 1, 2 and 3. Protecting the grooves are splash strips '15 secured to the inner surfaces of the walls immediately. below the cabinet top and extending across the grooves 13 a sufficient distance to .entirely cover. them. Those splashstrips are made of angle metal and their sides 16 rivetedto the inner surfaces of the vertical walls and theirv sides 17 overlying the grooves, the intervals between the rivets providing sufiicie'nt clearance space for drainage between the splash Formed through the panel 12 are vapor vents 18 and fastened tothe innersurface of the panel is a shield 19 covering the {part of'the cabmet lifts the vapor bodily towards the top and evacuatesfl't throu h the vents 118.- The. vapor being evacua' from by the heated condition of the contents e facts the instantaneous drying and polishing of the dishes. This polished condition 4 of the dishes could; notbe e'fiected than by an instantaneous evacuation of the vapor from the interior of the cabinet and this evacuatlon is only possible by providing vapor vents at or near the top of the appara-tus and introducing the exterior air into the cabinet at or near the bottom so that the introduction of the exterior air will lift the vapor bodily and force it through the vents without causing condensation. pipes 8 are arranged at different elevations within the cabinet and their nozzles are pro- I vided with spinners 20 which scatter the water vertically, radially and tangentially to all parts of the cabinet interior with sufiicient force for it to penetrate any through joint. By means of the construction above outlined it is impossible for the water to be forced through the joint formed by the vertical walls and the cabinet top or through the vent openings for the vapor as the overhanging rims arrest the outward penetration of the" water at the joints and the shield stops it reaching the vent openings, and the splash strips which are secured to the cabinet walls forprotecting the joints prevent it reaching the joints with any degree of such as a'handle or crank 22, by which it can be rotatably adjusted. As the direction of the streams is changed from time to time by the revoluble adjustment of the pipes, it is necessary to provide for the inspection of the interior and for this purpose the cabinet is constructed with a transparent section and provided with the/illuminating 1 mp. This construction and equipment rend rs the in- .terior oft-he cabinet visible and allows of the accuratedirection ofthe Water streams to the part or partsof the cabinet where they The water 4 v 1,ee7,119

can mostefiectively' perform their function. Havin thus fully described my invention,

what I c aimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a dishwashing machine a cabinet having vertical side, back and front walls 'and a bottom,'and an openingin the front wall closed by a sliding door, a cabinet top comprising an open frame surroundingthe upper ends of the side, back and front walls and extending above and below the top edges thereof, a pan shaped panel connected to the frame, overlying the'frame above said walls and extending below their top edges and converging within the cabinet to providev grooves in which the upper ends ofthe walls are entered, and splash stripssecured to the inner surfaces of the walls immedlately.

below the cabinet top for covering the grooves and protecting the joint formed by i the top edges of the walls and cabinet top.

2. In a dishwashing machine a cabinet having vertical side, back and front walls and a bottom,"and an opening in the front wall closed by asliding door,- a' cabinet top comprising an open frame surrounding the upper ends of the side, back and front Walls and extending above and below the top edges thereof, a pan shaped panel connected to the frame, overlying the frame above said walls and extending below their top edges and v converging Within the cabinet to provide groovesin "which the upper ends of the walls are entered, splash strips secured to the inner surfaces of the walls immediately below the cabinet top for covering the grooves and protecting the joint formed by the top edges 'of the walls and cabinet top, vapor vents formed through the panel and a shield fastened to the inner surface of the panel covering the vents, the ends of the shield being open to establish a channel between the interior of the cabinet and the vents.

Dated at the said city of Toronto, this 30th day of May, A, D. 1923.

JAMES JOSEPH KEHOE, Jr. WILLIAM CHARLES TREW MORSON. ERIC'MICHAEL DE SHERBlNlN. 

